5 States That Will Lose The Most Jobs If Budget Cuts Go Through

By Walter Hickey

On March 1, sequestration will go into effect. While the across-the-board budget cuts will target each and every non-exempt program equally, some states in particular will suffer the brunt of the pain because of an economic reliance on defense infrastructure.

Because military personnel are largely exempt for the cuts, most of the military cuts have been shifted to the things that economically stimulate states with defense sites -- bases, manufacturing, construction and research and development.